HASHING (OVER OR OUT) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

hashing (over or out)

verb

present participle of hash (over or out)

as in discussing

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion for months the town councilmen hashed over the proposal to allow a big-box store in their rural community

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The new rule will still allow courses discussing DEI and CRT to be taught, but they can’t be required for graduation.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Bhasin helped write the Endocrine Society’s current guidelines for testosterone, which recommend discussing testosterone with men who have documented symptoms and two blood test results confirming low hormone levels.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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The past month showed an industry racing to build for that projection while still debating its most basic assumptions.

— Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Unlike basketball or baseball, pro football is far from the point where regular-season contests become meaningless, but that hasn’t stopped its fans from debating whether the NFL is sapping some of the magic that comes from football’s scarcity.

— Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

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Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
The finale of Lost still has people talking over 15 years later.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

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